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Bournemouth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Bournemouth in 1999, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (685), and casualties rose from 862.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,277 collisions in Bournemouth.

District council until April 2019, now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1999
735
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
951
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bournemouth in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Bournemouth in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 16% in Bournemouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8812%
  • Slight64187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10111%
  • Slight84489%

Bournemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bournemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 858 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 735, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025338372
2024334374
2023367434
2022370431
2021334381
2020307346
2019311393
2018327391
2017440522
2016406535
2015489594
2014529622
2013518619
2012518611
2011550656
2010514642
2009560671
2008564689
2007634786
2006583727
2005686877
2004664843
2003679877
20028341,135
2001766965
20007651,001
1999735951
1998685862
1997661838
1996676910
1995635781
1994640824
1993568720
1992553704
1991620790
1990627796
1989727885
1988736881
1987733888
1986782971
1985803978
19848581,037
1983727878
1982815991
1981738911
1980768969
19798031,025

When and where crashes happen in Bournemouth in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday146 (20%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.5%)
  • February45 (6.1%)
  • March49 (6.7%)
  • April53 (7.2%)
  • May68 (9.3%)
  • June58 (7.9%)
  • July66 (9%)
  • August63 (8.6%)
  • September65 (8.8%)
  • October71 (9.7%)
  • November73 (9.9%)
  • December69 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (71%)
  • Wet or damp205 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph681 (93%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (82%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bournemouth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (57%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)
  • Cyclist117 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (17%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (20%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.1%)
  • Over 7533 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (61%)
  • Passenger215 (23%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,067 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle76 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bournemouth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Bournemouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Bournemouth with the most crashes in 1999

The A35 had the most collisions in Bournemouth in 1999: 71, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bournemouth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35718513
2ndA3060425603
3rdA347384815
4thA338344501
5thB3066334113
6thA3049313503
7thB3059263406
8thB3063223101
9thA341212512
10thB3064182401
11thA348121404
12thB30614500
13thA30661100
14thA311100
15thA3501100
16thA601100
17thB30421100
18thB30681200

Towns in Bournemouth: crashes in 1999

Bournemouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 676.

Postcode districts in Bournemouth: crashes in 1999

BH8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bournemouth in 1999: 147.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and its former districts in 1999

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole recorded 1,426 collisions in 1999, and 52% of them were in the old Bournemouth district.

Other former districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Latest crashes in Bournemouth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bournemouth in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Bournemouth road accidents in other years